I just don't like the halo device. I think it's unnecessary and actually brings more negatives than positives. I think Jules' death was tragic but this device would not have prevented it and ultimately, when you have more than 2 decades between deaths, that's pretty damn good for any motor racing series.

Since the champion no longer drives with the #1 on their car, maybe they can just give the defending champion the golden halo (wow, that sounds so ridiculous to say out loud).

The reigning champion does get the option to run the #1, Hamilton chooses not to but personally I think future history will show him to be unusual in that. Vettel would use the #1 next year for example and I think most others would too. You probably already know that but just adding to your point.

I don't mind the idea of having a different Halo for the champion but that would require all others not be that, which I don't like. If halos were designed in the colour of the drivers helmet for instance and a driver came into F1 with a gold helmet that would take away from the idea of the champions Halo being gold.

While we are at it, lets also introduce the Polka dot Halo for the driver with more overtakes as the season progresses. In cycling is given to the best climber, in F1 would be the best "position climber", we can also give the green halo to the one with most passes in the first lap! What an amazing idea.........NOT

The most alarming element of this is the idea that the Halos could all be one colour with the exception of one. I'm trying my best to reserve judgement on the Halo until I see an F1 car that has been designed with the device integrated, both into the chassis and in terms of the livery. If the teams don't have that option on the latter then that's a very bad decision.

This is not the Tour de France. I do not watch it, have any interest, nor enjoy such a color/jersey scheme.

IMO the halo should be a very unobtrusive color, not make it stand out. Like many, I agree that the aesthetics of the halo do not contribute to the car, instead it uglifies it.

If the FIA and Formula One wish to take some else's idea, how about what Indycar or IMSA do, have a number display, so it is instantly recognizable where the car is in relation to the leader.

And if they really want to identify the driver leading in the points, then they should also identify the manufacturer also leading in the points. Maybe paint a golden border around the driver's name, or something like that.

Its one of those ideas that sounds fair enough before you delve into the detail. As it is, wholly unneeded, and given how rectally challenged the FIA get about liveries being identical on the cars and stuff, it kinda goes against that to start putting different coloured pieces on the cars that make them look that different (I know the T-Cams used to be different colours, but that was a lot more minor than what the halo is going to be)

I don't really care either way. It seems mostly pointless to me. The upsides and the downsides of changing the colour of the halo of the WDC leader is very minor in my eyes. I would have to think though, most people who are at a Grand Prix are going to know who the WDC leader is. And if you are watching on TV, chances are that it will come up there as well. It really doesn't add anything, imo, and I suppose it is a little bit more hassle for the engineers so I guess I'm very minorly against the idea.

The best thing they can do initially is let teams do what they like with Halo to make it look/feel/act less like an enforced bolt on.

If they want to make the cars more recognisable they should enforce larger clearer and more standardised numbering on the cars. The World Endurance Championship does a pretty good job with this. If you wanted you could have a special colour scheme on the number marking to denote the championship leader.

I think part of the reason a close association between a driver and their (now permanent as long as they are in F1) number hasn't taken off the way it has in some sports is simply that the number isn't prominent enough on the car itself.

Terrible idea. If they want the championship leader to be obvious, force them to put the #1 back on the car. Imagine how hideous that yellow halo will look on some color schemes.

This seems like another terrible, ill-thought out knee-jerk idea from the FIA to chase the 'casual fans'. It underscores that they have no ******* clue what to do to make F1 better, so they're just going to throw all sorts of ****** schemes at the wall and hope one of them sticks. This would do ****-all to help anything about F1, and just make it look silly.

While we are at it, lets also introduce the Polka dot Halo for the driver with more overtakes as the season progresses. In cycling is given to the best climber, in F1 would be the best "position climber", we can also give the green halo to the one with most passes in the first lap! What an amazing idea.........NOT

Well the TDF has a "Most combative" criteria that'd suit the most passes down to the ground. Maybe a red halo for that?

I think green, given its for the best sprinter,should belong to the driver who has the most points for pole positions and fastest laps combined. 2 points for pole, 1 point for fastest lap.

This strikes me as an idea that's both silly and somewhat patronising. I'm sure that everybody can keep track of who the championship leader is in the usual way, by checking the points tables. There's no need for a flashy yellow halo, and that's not even getting into how much that'll draw attention to the thing (which, really, is best not done).

Hopefully this is just talk and the halos will all match the livery of the car instead.

This strikes me as an idea that's both silly and somewhat patronising. I'm sure that everybody can keep track of who the championship leader is in the usual way, by checking the points tables. There's no need for a flashy yellow halo, and that's not even getting into how much that'll draw attention to the thing (which, really, is best not done).

Hopefully this is just talk and the halos will all match the livery of the car instead.

Playing devil's advocate here, (I'm not for this idea by the way), us cycling fans can recognise who's leading cycle races without the need for a specific jersey.

To me it's just an idea to get people talking. It will probably lead to some other idea for something or other!